Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/17
August 31, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Volleyball: Class A No. 4 Lake Orion continues to shine this fall, going 6-0 to win the Rochester Hills Stoney Creek Invitational and downing Adams in the final – Oakland Press
2. Boys Cross Country: Rudyard emerged with a Northwoods Invitational title by a point over runner-up Brimley, but Brimley’s reigning Upper Peninsula Division 3 champion Austin Plotkin took the individual title – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
3. Girls Golf: Walled Lake Central and Birmingham Groves took the top two places at the Oakland County Division 2 championship, advancing them to the overall county final – Oakland Press
4. Boys Soccer: Undefeated Ann Arbor Skyline edged rival Pioneer 1-0 on a second-half goal – Detroit News
5. Cross Country: The Corunna boys and Byron girls teams were among winners at the annual Corunna Early Bird Invitational, which drew more than 700 runners – Owosso Argus & Press | Athletic.net
6. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs continues to impress as well, lowering its score to a season-best 353 in winning a match at Traverse City St. Francis – Petoskey News-Review
7. Boys Soccer: East Kentwood dealt Grand Haven its first loss of this season, 3-2 – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Volleyball: Class B No. 6 Fruitport earned a pair of key league victories against Muskegon Mona Shores and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Football: After both losing beloved assistant coaches in May, Battle Creek Central and Battle Creek St. Philip are making sure to keep their memories alive – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. Football: As writer Lenny Padilla states, East Kentwood 6-foot-6, 245-pound football player Bryce Mostella “might be the most imposing xylophone player in the United State” – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 9, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Lansing Eastern won the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup final in a five-round shootout, downing Division 1 No. 3 Okemos – WILX
2. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 3-1 win over Petoskey and ended up with the championship outright for the first time since 1997 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS SOCCER Gaylord denied Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West a share of the BNC title playing the Titans to a scoreless draw – Petoskey News-Review
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett came back to defeat No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate 2-1 in the Catholic High School League Cardinal title game – Oakland Press
5. BOYS TENNIS No. 4 Maple City Glen Lake ran its Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title streak to three – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa, Portage Central and Rockford shared an LPD1 Regional title, and No. 3 Holland Christian won in LPD3 by a point – Holland Sentinel
7. BOYS TENNIS Mason and Richland Gull Lake shared a Regional championship in LPD2, and No. 9 Lansing Catholic won in LPD4 – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s fell 2-0 to Toledo St. Francis de Sales in the Catholic High School League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport is alone atop the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver standings thanks to a four-set win over Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – MuskegonSports.com
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow downed rival Midland High in four sets – Midland Daily News